smash or pass
/smas oɾ pass/from spelling rules
The English phrase smash or pass is used in Spanish as smash or pass.
This phrase refers to a social media game where a person decides if they find someone attractive enough to have sex with or not. While the English phrase is used directly, an informal way to express this concept is ¿Te lo/a tirarías o pasas de largo?, which translates to 'Would you hit it or ignore it?'
Did you know?
- While the English version is a catchy meme, using the Spanish equivalent ¿Te lo/a tirarías? requires you to specify the gender of the person with 'lo' or 'la' immediately.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the concept of 'smashing' is expressed through the verb dar, meaning 'to give', as in le daría to indicate attraction.
- The Spanish expression ¿Te lo/a tirarías? uses 'lo' or 'la' to refer to the person, which makes the object of the 'smash' quite explicit. This makes the Spanish informal version sound much more aggressive or blunt than the English 'smash'.
Examples in context
- ¿Jugamos a smash or pass?Shall we play smash or pass?
- Ella ganó el juego de smash or pass.She won the smash or pass game.
- No me gusta jugar smash or pass.I don't like playing smash or pass.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at photos on a phone.
- SofíaMira esta foto, ¿smash or pass?Look at this photo, smash or pass?
- MateoDefinitivamente smash, es muy guapa.Definitely smash, she is very pretty.
- SofíaYo creo que es un pass.I think it's a pass.
- MateoNo puede ser, Mateo, estás loco.No way, Mateo, you are crazy.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
